Throat ache, any nice herbs?

Since some days I'm suffering from a slight but annoying throat ache; and since I drink plenty of cups of tea per day (5-6) I think that it could be nice to put some herbs into it to help to calm down the throat soreness.

Would you have any recommendation? Either some herbs to mix to do a herbal tea, or just some to add to ordinary green (or black) tea.

I love kava kava...the numbing tingly effect is worth the taste....but back to other herbs

Try an echinacea tincture, I like Gaia herbs their tinctures seem to be stronger. Echinacea has a natural anesthetic effect which reminds me of the effect of kava but stronger. Try gargling with the echinacea tincture.

While doing the echinacea 4 or more times a day (use a full dropperful each time at the very least) also get a good colloidal silver ( I recommend utopia silver, mesosilver, or source naturals as all those brands are true colloidals; most brands that say colloidal silver are really ionic silver). Put a tablespoon of that in your mouth and swish it around and gargle it for a minimum of a minute, then swallow. Do that 3 times a day.

Thanks so much for all the tips guys and gals. Now I only have to find those things nearby here in town (fortunately mine is pretty big, but still... I simply just never heard about those herbs before!

the problem is, that I have to find a European seller (amazon UK definitely has a small portion of the whole amazon catalog; but I'll check). S&H costs, + time, + darn customs makes ordering from the US a real pain.

But probably the best thing I can do is to search for the Italian name of these and go to a herbalist (hoping to have luck).

I am a fan of good old peppermint tea when I get a sore throat. I like how the tea is hot, then the peppermint itself has a cooling effect on the sore areas. I usually put honey in it as well. The effect of peppermint on a sore throat isn't for everyone though, my fiancee finds that the cooling effect actually makes her more uncomfortable.

You can try Biwa-cha (Loquat tea.) You can drink it warm, cold and even over ice. Biwa-cha is suited for boosting body's general immunity, and especially for relieving sore throats and coughs. Biwa extract is widely used in Chinese medicine for soothing the throat and as a mild expectorant.